Dulles National Tournament Champions! Undefeated! Congratulations to the Thunder girls for winning the 2008 Dulles National Tournament. The Thunder got off to a slugish start Saturday morning, tying SYA the first game but bounced back and took control of the afternoon game, beating a tough MCLEAN team. Sunday it was all Thunder, dominating teams from STERLING and SYA to take home the Championship Trophy. Great job girls!
Welcome
The ODFC Thunder is a Division 1, U17 girls travel soccer team located in South Riding, VA and competing in the Old Dominion Soccer League (ODSL). The Thunder girls live throughout Northern Virginia and come from Ashburn, Leesburg, Sterling, Centreville, and Chantilly and are professionally trained 8 months of the year.
The Thunder welcomes Harley Marrocco and her family to the team. Harley brings with her solid skills, strong knowledge of the game, and a passion to play; and will fit in well with the rest of the Thunder girls. Welcome to the team Harley!
Coaching Philosophy
The Thunder coaches and trainers are dedicated to keeping the game fun while developing the girls soccer skills. We understand that coaching soccer is a huge responsibility and a privilege, and that it should always remain about the kids, their development, and the enjoyment that they have playing soccer. We believe in teaching the girls during practice and letting them show us what they've learned during the games - in other words, if we do our jobs at practice, then we shouldn't have to talk too much during the games. We strive to have the girls develop a 'soccer brain' while making new friends.
Awesome Soccer at The Virginian
The Thunder girls played some quality soccer this Memorial Day weekend at the Virginian Soccer Tournament; tying the 1st place WAGS teams in both the U16 and the U16/17 age groups. The Thunder also had a tournament picnic with lots of delicious food and good times at Lake Fairfax Park between games that Sunday. Pictures of the picnic can be found in the Photo Albums.
FPYC Patriot Cup Finalists!
Congratulations to the Thunder girls - Finalists in the 2007 FPYC Patriot Cup. The Thunder played great soccer all weekend long in their first appearance at this tournament. The girls beat a tough SYC team 1-0 to start off the tournament Saturday morning, but lost to a strong SYA team 2-1 on Saturday evening...but the Thunder girls refused to quit; coming out on Sunday with a vengence. Needing shutouts to keep their trophy hopes alive, the Thunder girls beat an aggressive MSC team 2-0 in the morning and a fast MCLEAN team 3-0 in the evening, securing the Finalist Trophies! Great job girls on a fantastic team effort! It was a great weekend of soccer.
It's Deja Vu - Thunder win Sportsmanship Award AGAIN!
Congratulations to the Thunder, winners of the Spring 2007 Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Award. This is the 4th time within the past 5 seasons, and the 3rd time in a row that the Thunder girls and parents have received this award. Great soccer and great support - it's what it's all about.
Great Job Girls!
The Thunder girls played some great soccer this Memorial Day weekend in their first appearance at the Virginian Soccer Tournament; coming in First Place in their bracket and making it to the semi-final round. On Saturday, the Thunder tied a tough RESTON team 1-1 in their first game of the day and beat a larger SYC team 3-0 in the second game. On Sunday, the Thunder girls beat a much larger and very physical team from NJ, 3-0. This put the girls in First Place and moved them into the semi-final round, where they lost to a very good WAGS team from BETHESDA in OT. It was a great weekend of soccer and ALOT of fun. Great job girls!
Thunder Receive Sportsmanship Award for a 3rd Time! WOW! Congratulations to the Thunder, winners of the Fall 2006 Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Award. This is the third time within the past 4 seasons that the Thunder girls and parents have received this award. That's pretty amazing, but what's even more amazing is that the girls went Undefeated, came in First Place AND won the Sportsmanship Award; a VERY RARE accomplishment that has been done by VERY few teams, ever, in any division. This shows everyone that you can be highly competitive and highly successful and still play the game the way it was meant to be played --- beautiful.
Division Champions!
Congratulations to the Thunder girls for ending the Fall season UNDEFEATED and in FIRST PLACE! The Thunder played solid, consistent soccer all season long, outscoring their opponents 15-8. They played tough and they never gave up. Great job girls!
Dulles National Tournament Champions! Undefeated and unscored upon! Congratulations to the Thunder girls for winning the 2006 Dulles National Tournament. The Thunder played great soccer all weekend long. The girls beat a tough SYA team 2-0 the first game and a tough and larger MCLEAN team 2-0 the second game on Saturday. On Sunday, the Thunder girls beat a very tough ODFC sister team 1-0 and a strong STERLING team 3-0 to take home the Championship Trophy. Great job girls!
Thunder Receive Sportsmanship Award ... Again!
Congratulations to the Thunder, winners of the Spring 2006 Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Award. This is the second time within the past 3 seasons that the Thunder girls and parents have received this award. Great soccer and great support - it's the way the game was meant to be.
McSoccerFest 2006
The Thunder girls played alot of great soccer against some very tough competition during this years McSoccerFest and came home wearing 1st and 2nd place medals; qualifying them to compete in the North-East Atlantic Regional Championships!. Great job girls!
Futsal Champions
Congratulations to the Thunder girls for winning the 2005 WAFL Champions Tournament. The Thunder played great futsal all day long. The girls lost to a tough MASA team in the first game, but rebounded back to defeat a strong CYA team and later a tough and larger STERLING team in double overtime. The Thunder girls then played another MASA team for the Championship and won in overtime. Great job girls!
Congratulations Thunder!
Congratulations to the Thunder, winners of the Spring 2005 Randy Rawls Sportsmanship Award. Great job girls for playing the game the way it was meant to be played - beautiful.
